SCHIZOXOTUS 



SCHOMBURGKIA 



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G.C in. '25:21. — A very variable species, of which the 

 following are perhaps tlie most important fornis: Var. 

 arieeiolius, J.li. Jack {Splnm urin folin , Sni.l. Lar,ii;e 

 shriih. with arcliin^- l>raiK'hcs: Ivs. ti'-iially tr\incate at 

 tlie hase. nviar, \\illi (l<,aitaio or entire lulus, pale yrocn 

 ami pubescent iioueath: panicle droojunL;, ample to 10 

 in. loiiiT. B.K. l(i:i:Uirt. G.F. 4:G17. Va\-. PtirsliiaiiUB, 

 Kehd. {Sp. ilisvoh')-, Fursh). Similar to the former, 

 but Ivs. whitish-tomentose beneath. Var. fissus, Kehd. 

 (Sp. fissa, Limll., and probably 3oIodfsc/(S a iistralls. 

 Heller) . Similar to var. ariii't'o/in^ in haljit, bnt 

 smaller: Ivs. crcnate at the base, narrower, with entire 

 lL)l">es, whitish-tomentose lieneath ; panicle drooping', 

 loose, to 5 in. loni^;. A'ar. duinosus, Dippel (Sp. chi- 

 )>n'>s,j, Nutt. ^■y'. Boiirsih-I, Carr. 1 . Erect shrub, 8 ft. 

 hiich : Ivs. cuneate, coarsely toothed, pubesceTit above, 

 whitish-tomentose beneath, yi-l in. louy;: panicle erect, 

 rather small and dense. R.H. 1859, p. 5i;i. This last 

 form is the least desirable as an ornamental plant. 



>;. purpjirdscens. Gray, is Solanoa pnrpnraseens r-i-rpeiie, a 

 Califf.truiaii Asrlepiad, not in cult. It is u iierennial with as- 

 cending stems 1 ft, hig;h, cordate-ovate Ivs.. and small red-pur- 

 ple lis. ii! (.'ompact umbels. — N. toiiiinto.siis, LindJ.^Sorbaria 

 Liudleyana Alfred Eehdek. 



SCHIZOPETALON (Cireok. cut and p.fo'/.- in refer- 

 ence to tiie pinuately cut petals). Cntviftnv. A genus 

 of possibly 5 species of annual herbs from Chile, with 

 alteruate. sinuate, dentate or piunatitid leaves and pur- 

 rt'hite tlowers in terminal racemes. The main ge- 



SCHIZOPHRAGMA (Greek, 



pie or while nowers in lerunuai racemes, lue main ge- 

 neric character lies in the shape of the petals, which are 

 flat and piunately cut into regular segments. 



Walkeri, Sims. Phint 1-2 ft. high: Ivs. sessile, sinu- 

 ate, deniato'. the ujiper liiu^ar : lis. white, fragrant. ^ 

 B.M. 2:^7!'. R.H. iy;riO. p. 355.— A very pretty annual of 

 quick growth P_ T,y_ Barclay. 



.If ill, to cleave, and 

 ph nil I III It . wall : the inner laver of the wall i-f the valves 

 is cleft into fa^ril■h■d libers). Stixifnn/acc"-. ( »rnamen- 

 tal climbing deciduous shriib with eppi'^ite. leng-peti- 

 oied, rather lar.i,^e, dentate leaves, and loose terminal 

 cvmes of small white liowers with enlarged sterile ones 

 at the margin. It has beautiful bright green foliage 

 and attractive flowers. The plant is useful for covering 

 ■walls and trunks of trees. It i-lini,^s hrmly by nu-ans 

 of aerial rootlets. Hardy nonli as far as New York 

 citv. It thrives best in rich, moderately ]ooisi soil and 

 partial shade, bnt also dop-^ well in lull sun. Pro)., by 

 seeds or greoiiwijod rnttin^'-^ under l;1:i^^ ; also by layers. 

 Like Hudrami"! /n, fioj.i ris, young idaiits produce small 

 Ivs. and make Utile ::-rowth if un"-n|ipor[e<l and suffered 

 to trail on the ground. (")ne species in d;ipan and an- 

 other in China, allied to Hydramrea and Deruniaria: tls. 

 in loose cymes; sepals and petals 4-5; slauieiis [0; style 

 1: ovary '4-5-Ioculed; marginal sterile tls. consist only 

 of one iara:e white sepal, terminating the brauchlets of 

 the indoresceuce: fr. a ^mall. in-ribbed capsule. 



hydrangeoides, Sieb. Jc Zncc. Climbin''-; Hvi'Iiani^ea. 

 Climbing to ;;(l ft. and nioro : Ivs. on perioles 2-:;-iu. 

 louiT. reddish, orideubir or br^.adly .^vate. ^!n)rTly acimd- 

 nate. rounded orcofdate at the base,remotidy and coarsely 

 dentate, bright i^-reen above, pale beueatli, almost gla- 

 brous. 2-4 in. lont,^ : cymes pednncled. S in. broad; 

 marginal Us. pedicelled, consisting of an oval to broadly 

 o^'ate white sepal about IK in. long. Julv. Japan. S. 

 Z. 1:26, 100. Gn. 15. p. :^01; 34. p. 281. -The species is 

 often confounded with B/jdr'nii/ra fwl ii>]<i ri^. whirh is 

 easily distinguished l)y its marginal r!^. having 1 sei'als. 

 It has been once introduced umler the mune Ciiriiidin 

 integerriiWA, which is a Chilean plant with entire ever- 

 green leaves. The plant usually thrives Jiest in a shady 

 exposure. ALFUEr- Eehker. 



SCHIZOSTYLIS (Greek, to ctif, and sfi/Ji'.- alluding to 

 the filiform segments of the style). J r'nh)rrii . Two 

 species of South African perennial herl.s with tufted, 

 sometimes fleshy roots, narrow equitant leaves and a 

 slender scape bearing 6-12 red sessile tlowers in a dis- 

 tichous spike. Perianth with a cylindrical tul>e and 

 bell-shaped limb divided into 6 nearly equal oblong seg* 

 ments: stamens inserted on the throat of tube; capsule 

 obovoid-obionl.^ obtuse. 



coccinea, Ba,c'kh. S:, Harv. Crimson FijA(;. A winter- 

 blooniing tender i)laiil ; stem 1-2 f I . hii;li, bearing 2-3 

 Ivs.: basal Ivs. 2-3, about 1',, fl. long: Hs. ludi^dit" red. 

 about 2 in. across. l'..:\l. 5422, F.S. "n;: p;;;;.- The fol- 

 lowing cultural notes are taken Troni (-iarden and Fcu'est 

 9;l(i: "The si>ecies blooms fr(un (Jd. to late Dec. and is 

 useful forcut-tlowers at this season. It is i.erfecliy hardy 

 in England but of little use In'-rt- except for indoor use. 

 The roots should lie planted out in ricli soil in spring 

 about y in. apart, and encouraged to make a strong 

 growth. In the fall the plants may be lifted, potted and 

 placed in a cool greenhouse, where they will flower. 

 After flowering they may be stored in a frame until 

 spring, when the fleshy roots will nei-d to be separated 

 (leaving 3-5 buds to eaeh rot;iti, and planted out as 

 ^■^^f<>i'''-'' F. W. Barclay. 



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2269. Schizouoius discolor (X 'j). 



SCHOMBTJEGKIA (named f.ir Dr. Si'liomljurKk, uat- 

 uralist anil gt'nuraidiir. who rxiiliirtil British Guiana). 

 OrrJ/i.Jaf'c<r. Tliis ii-eniis eonTains ahont li^ .species, in- 

 hahitius tropical Aliiorica. They have tlie hahit of 

 Cattleyas or La4ias. exi-rpt that tjiey are hss romiiact. 

 Pseudolinlhs lont;-, t'lisitorni. heariu:;- sevi-ral brown 

 scales and 2-:i leathery Ivs. at the summit: H. -stems 

 from the top of the pseudobullis, sometimes very long, 

 hearing a terminal raceme iir paiiich- of showy tls. The 

 lis. are like those of [jOlia ixiept that the sepals and 

 petals are narniw and undulate and the lahidhun does 

 not completely envelope the column. The labellum is 

 always evidently ;Mohed. 



Give Schomhurgliias plenty of heat anil a light place 

 near the glass, which .should be .slightly shaded during 

 the hot summer month.s. Give freely of water in the 

 growing season. Rest them iir a temperatitre of .5.5^. N. 

 lihicini.H and jS. Liiotisii are to be classed amongst the 

 showy easily grown orchids, resemlding Lcelias. 



tlbiclnis, Batem. { Epi<h'nih-itin iibic'iiiis. Batem.). 

 Fig. 2'J70. Pseudolmllis l-e^ ft. long, taperingupwards; 

 Ivs. 2-3, oblong, leathery: raceme 4-S ft. high, bearing 



